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Why Pitt, Aniston didn't costar in ''Rock Star'' | rockstar

Her lack of interest may have been based in how minimal Emily's character was in the original script. ''My manager called me about it a year later, but I remembered there not being much of a part for the girl. But she said, ''They'll write one, they'll create it, they'll put it together.'' Stockwell admits Aniston's role as a band manager who tries to turn a blind eye to her boyfriend's drug abuse and sexcapades was ''slightly enhanced'' to make better use of the ''Friends'' star. Still, director Stephen Herek (''Mr. Holland's Opus'') describes the role, which is largely overshadowed by Chris' rise and fall as a rock and roll demigod, as ''sort of thankless.'' ''She's playing the girlfriend of a guy who goes out and lives this rock and roll fantasy,'' he says. ''It takes a special kind of person to deal with that.''

Though Aniston and Pitt clearly have similar taste in films (albeit not at the same time), don't hold your breath waiting for a big-screen pairing. ''We can't go out and just do a movie. Think of the microscope we'll be under,'' says Aniston. ''So it has to be right, and it has to be good. We may end up waiting 15 years so it's not as much of an event.'' But media analyst Robert Bucksbaum of Reel Source says audiences may be bored by seeing the pair on screen, no matter when they choose a project as a pair. ''Couples together haven't done well at the box office,'' he points out, noting the Kidman-Cruise flops ''Far and Away'' and ''Eyes Wide Shut.'' About Pitt's passing on the ''Rock Star'' role, Bucksbaum is more sanguine: ''This role was MADE for Mark Wahlberg. You can see he put in his heart and soul. Pitt, as good as he is, wouldn't have given the same kind of performance.'' Maybe someone can tell him that after he sees Mrs. Pitt making out with the amply endowed guy from ''Boogie Nights.''


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